Monday, January 30, 2012

Finally I can find some time to blog and have something to share with you after a long break... I just finished a scarf during my Holiday of Dragon New Year. This is the first time I tried lace knitting, but this scarf turned out so beautiful in lavender and so soft! I just love, love, love it!!! I'm sure the photos did not treat it well!

I selected a pattern in my knitting book to make the scarf, called a "Cell Stitch". It's a simple combination between YO and K2TOG, but with this special type of yarn, it came out much over my expectation!

My friend Donna sent this yarn to me a while ago, she loves lavender color and generously shared it with me. It ruffles itself, and is very soft, especially it creates an amazing stretch for the scarf!!! I believe it made the scarf more special beside the stitches! Thank you, thank you so much my friend for giving me a great opportunity to experience this wonderful yarn, and in turn, this one will be another gift to be sent back to California! I'm more than happy with that!

I made a crochet chain for the edgings instead of adding fringe or tassel, as this kind of yarn unravels easily when cut in to a short piece, and the second reason is just to save yarn for the scarf body! :)

This scarf is really glamorous to me, so I hope she will love it and enjoy it as much as I do!

Thank you ever so much for taking the time to visit my blog and your comments are always most appreciated! Wishing you all a wonderful New Year!!!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

I made several scarfs before, in both crochet and knitting, but until the weather has changed recently, when it's getting cold here I just realized I don't have any scarf for myself! I really wanted to have one. I found this pattern when surfing for a scarf and it was always in my mind until I could start it!

This scarf was made with 2 skeins of Lion Suede, the yarn my dear friend Donna (visit her at her wonderful blog here) sent to me in our last "Dove". I actually thought about making something with this yarn all the time so I was very happy with this project! The pattern calls for 3 skeins so I had to adjust a bit in the last row, worked only 1 dc in each stitch along and finally it was also sufficient, till the last scrap! Thank you so much, my friend for sending me such beautiful yarn! You know how much warm I feel! It's great on me and I just love it!

I'm also making on another project with another yarn she sent me, and must say I'm really excited with it, but I will reveal it once I'm done!! :)

Thank you for stopping by, hope everyone had wonderful Holidays and wishing all the best for your New Year!!!

After I made this rose brooch and attached it into a hat in my earlier post, some firends have asked me for the pattern. I found this pattern in chart form somewhere on internet and could not remember the source, so I reprinted it in written term here just in case you need.

Rose pattern:

Chain 75.

Row 1: Ch 1, 2 sc in the same ch, 2 sc in the next ch, 1 hdc and 1 dc in the next ch, 2 dc in each of the next 4 chs, *1 dc in the next ch, 2 dc in the next ch. Repeat from * until the last 3 chs, 1 dc in the next ch, 2 hdc in the next ch, 1 sc in the last ch. Turn.

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in the same st, 1 hdc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st, 2 dc in each of the next 3 sts, 1 dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st, sc in the next st. *2 hdc in the next st, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st, 2 dc in each of the next 4 sts, 1 dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st, 1 sc in the next st. Repeat from * 2 more times. 2 hdc in the next st, dc in the next st, 2 dc in each of the next 4 sts, 1 dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st, sc in the next st. **2 hdc in the next st, dc in the next st, 2 dc in each of the next 4 sts, 1 dc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st, sc in the next st. Repeat from ** 3 times. 2 hdc in the next st, 2 dc in each of the next 4 sts, 2 hdc in the next st, sc in the next st. 1 hdc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st, 2 dc in each of the next 3 sts, 2 hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in the next st, 1 sc in the next st, slip stitch to the last st.

Weave yarn and shape into a rose and secure in to place.

I sewed a brooch pin in the back of the rose and attach it into a hat, I love the way it matches the hat! Or you can sew it into your hat directly, it will come out lovely I beleive!